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The Humongous Book of Calculus Problems: For People Who Don't Speak Math |  | Author: W. Michael Kelley
Publisher: Alpha
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Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 7375
Media: Paperback
Pages: 576
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.5 x 1.3
ISBN: 1592575129
Dewey Decimal Number: 515.076
EAN: 9781592575121
ASIN: 1592575129
Publication Date: January 2, 2007
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Product Description
Now students have nothing to fear
Math textbooks can be as baffling as the subject theyre teaching. Not anymore. The best-selling author of The Complete Idiots Guide to Calculus has taken what appears to be a typical calculus workbook, chock full of solved calculus problems, and made legible notes in the margins, adding missing steps and simplifying solutions. Finally, everything is made perfectly clear. Students will be prepared to solve those obscure problems that were never discussed in class but always seem to find their way onto exams. --Includes 1,000 problems with comprehensive solutions
--Annotated notes throughout the text clarify whats being asked in each problem and fill in missing steps
--Kelley is a former award-winning calculus teacher
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 More useful than a textbook (it's got the answers for both odd AND even problems!) August 7, 2009
Erin E. Hunter (Ramsey, MN USE)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is amazing. It was more useful than my actual textbook. Not only did it help me remember what I learned in previous math classes, it explained the new things in ways that did not make my head explode (which I appreciated greatly).
Excellent resource! July 17, 2009
K. Short (Los Angeles)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great book to have on your self when you need to review how to do something in calculus. I've also used it while tutoring other students; if I can't remember exactly how to do something, this book will have an example to show me all the steps.
 It is a good book, but it is not what I expected May 22, 2009
ThatPoshGirl (Reno, NV)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
As with some others who have reviewed this product, it wasn't what I was expecting. I thought it was going to be a book of practice problems with full solutions. It turns out it is actually a study guide. For each topic there are a handful of worked out examples, but no practice problems. I didn't really need help understanding concepts, I just wanted to practice the concepts so that they would be firm in my mind.
For someone who is struggling in Calculus and needs extra help this is a good book. The explanations are well-written and detailed. But for someone who is looking for practice problems, this book is not what you are looking for, especially if you already understand the math.
If you need help buy this book, it is very good. If you need practice look elsewhere. I really liked 3000 Solved Problems in Calculus. For comparison, 3000 Solved Problems in Calculus has over 60 related rate practice problems, The Humongous Book of Calculus Problems had around four example problems and no practice problems.
great source for explaining lots of problems April 25, 2009
Douglas F. Mitchell (Chicopee, MA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
lots of problems explained: excellent example problems all done out for basic explanations or even a review if you or your parents are a little rusty. Similar excellent review for Humongous Book of Algebra problems
Back to the Basics March 26, 2009
Marie Mathieu
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought the book for my daugther. I went through it. It was clear and simple to review. I gave it to my daugther (she is taking Calculus in High School). She went over a few chapters; then she shared her thoughts with the teacher. Her final evaluation " This book makes Calculus look so simple. I love it (book) Mom."
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